"Noah Claden..." "Me quedé paralizado.

Noah Claden... ¿Estás bromeando, verdad? Es decir... Por supuesto que lo recuerdo, ¿cómo podría olvidarlo? Ese bastardo que no supo valorar a Elise, el protagonista masculino que no merecía el título de protagonista, nunca me gustó ese personaje.

Tengo que reaccionar, pero ¿cómo... Probablemente golpearé la mesa y ponerse de pie, pero eso no logrará nada. Tengo que calmarme antes de que yo hable. Vamos, tengo que hablar como lo haría la vieja Elise.

Respiré hondo.

—Por favor, no. —dije con los ojos llorosos. —¡No puedo! soportar la idea de una boda, eso significaría que no estaría viviendo con mi padre más... Padre, por favor dame más tiempo, quiero asistir más eventos y pasar más tiempo en el extranjero, por lo que puedo depender menos de ti. —Pasé mi Cúbreme los ojos para que seque mis lágrimas. —Cuando me sienta listo para vivir fuera de esto mansión buscaré un prometido, uno con un rango muy alto...

—¿Me estás pidiendo que deje de pensar en el ¿Bienestar de la familia por un capricho suyo? —preguntó mi padre.

—No es un capricho, y mi seguridad también está en juego. riesgo. Sabes que mi cuerpo es débil y me enfermo en invierno, ¿verdad? —pregunté.

"¿Qué tiene que ver eso con el ¿Boda? —preguntó Adelaide mientras cortaba un poco de carne.

—El norte es frío, me enfermaré muy a menudo y seré una carga para mi esposo, solo lo molestaré y él nunca lo hará. Quiéreme.

—Como alguien que creció en la nobleza, usted debe saber que cuando se casa, es muy posible que los sentimientos mutuos no se levantará; La vida real no es como los libros que lees, donde al final el Los personajes que se casaron por conveniencia terminan amándose.

Lo siento por la anterior Elise, esta vez no lo haré ser capaz de contenerme.

—¡¿Y qué te pasó?! —Levanté mi voz—. Fuiste marqués, pero te casaste con mi madre, que no era la hija de un noble... ¡¿Qué pasa con esta mujer a tu lado?! Todo el mundo sabe que ella El ex marido era adicto al juego y estaba a punto de perderlo todo, es decir, que no le quedaba nada, pero que en cuanto enviudó te casaste con ella. Decir cuál fue el beneficio.

—¡Tú, cállate la boca, mocoso grosero! —gritó Adelaida.

—It's different! —My father exclaimed—. More respect for your late mother and Adelaide. A man can take responsibility for his decisions, women like you cannot. Noble women are born to marry other nobles and benefit their family, it's about making relations with other territories. I haven't denied you anything, the least you can do is get married.

—So you see me as an object that you can trade? — Without realizing it, I started to cry for real. — Do you think I'm a coin that you can buy a damn wedding ring with? — I stood up. — Well, no, I'm much more than that, but it seems that you haven't understood that.

I left the dining room and went to my room.

I took a bag and put three dresses, two flat shoes, three other light dresses to sleep in, a hairbrush, a small bag with my savings and the magic book. I remembered the necklace and put it on.

I took paper, pen and ink and left a letter which said:

"I won't be back for a while until my father gives up on the idea of marriage, I want to take some time for myself and think clearly.

Rina, please don't worry, I'll be fine. Remember to feed Evan a lot. He's a cute cat. I'd like to see him chubby~. Even if Evan doesn't understand, as soon as you see him, please tell him that I'll come back for him. He shouldn't wait long. I've left a letter with the family seal on my desk. Send it to the palace.

Rina, Felix, Evan, please don't worry"

I put on a dark blue cloak and took the big bag. I left the room and went to the stable. I gave some sugar cubes to a horse to tame it. Apparently the animal liked me. I mounted it and left for the village.

Judging by the color of the sky it was around seven o'clock, it was dark but the moonlight filtered through the branches enough to illuminate the path,

I rode fast, I learned to ride on land when I was six years old on a vacation at my paternal grandparents' farm, I used to go visit them every year, I'm glad I still remember it.

I was still upset about my father, I still can't process what he said, it's true that he became very traditionalist and misogynistic after my mother's death, but I didn't imagine that he would be so...

After an hour and a half of traveling, I arrived at the town, I stopped near the park since there were many inns around, it was already about eight thirty, maybe almost nine, there were few people walking around, mostly men.

A group of men stood around me.

—W-who are you? —I asked with a little fear.

—Young lady, come with us for a while, it's a waste to see someone so pretty alone at this hour. —One of them said.

—Don't be afraid, we just want to have fun. —said another as they got closer to me.

I backed off with the horse, apparently he was also feeling intimidated so he kicked one of the men and ran away.

—H-honey, stop! —I shouted as I grabbed onto the horse and pulled on its reins to stop it, but it didn't obey me.

Another horse appeared out of nowhere with its rider and stood in front of my horse, thanks to that the horse stopped, but it stood up abruptly and I fell off it, hitting my back against the ground.

—Are you okay? —I thought I heard someone.

It was a man, but I couldn't see him well because everything around me was blurry, I fainted.

I was in my work office in the normal world.

I looked around, there weren't many people around anymore, I looked at the clock and it was already seven, the time to leave. A dark-haired, thin girl with curly black hair approached me.

But... Why am I here?

The girl who approached is my best friend, Adriana, she and I became friends in high school, she was a new student who came from Mexico and Mandarin was a little difficult for her so since I was born in Nicaragua and lived there for six years, I knew how to speak Spanish and I helped her with some words that were unknown to her.

I wanted to ask him if this was real but my body didn't obey me, could this be another flashback where I'm a spectator of my own life?

—Are you done, Melanie? —Adriana asks me.

—Yes, I'm just going to the bathroom to touch up my makeup, wait for me. —I answered while taking my bag.

I went to the bathroom and while I was applying some makeup I looked at myself in the mirror, I missed seeing my old face, small button nose, full lips, straight black hair, long eyelashes, dark eyes and thin but pretty eyebrows.

I smiled at the mirror and blew a kiss to myself.

—I'm ready.

Ahhh, how embarrassing!

I left the bathroom and then the company with Adriana.

We went to a street stall to eat skewers, I remember that we always went to those places after paying.

—An order of octopus skewers and another of pork! —Adriana ordered.

—Give me one order of beef and another of pork!

—And you can't forget... Alcohol. —We both said at the same time while laughing.

The waiter listened to us and wrote down what we ordered in a notebook.

—The waiter is handsome, don't you think, Melanie? —He asked, raising both eyebrows quickly.

—It's not my type, you can keep it. —I laughed—. I seriously don't know why you like octopus skewers, it's disgusting, well, I don't like any seafood. —I said wrinkling my face.

—The day the whole department had a potluck dinner you ate fish.

—There was only seafood, I didn't want to ruin the moment, minutes later I threw it up in the restaurant's toilet.

—By the way, there are rumors that Lu Nian from the administration department has a crush on you.

—I know, I rejected him at lunchtime, when I fall in love it will be a romance worthy of a love story, He will be very attractive and wealthy, then he will notice me among all the girls around him, he will make me fall in love indirectly and when I realize it, we will be overcoming problems together and that will make me fall in love, and of course, then comes the happy ending. —I said happily.

—I thought you were going to say that the honeymoon would come next, you know, the chacachaca. —We laughed. —Anyway, that won't happen, you need to get out of those books and get to know the reality.

—I bet life would be nicer and easier if you were in a book, and even more so if I were the main character. I mean, everything that happens will be in my favor, how nice would that be... —I laughed.

El camarero puso lo que pedimos en la mesa.

Recuerdo ese día, lo que dije es ciertamente algo de lo que me arrepiento, la vida de un libro no es fácil... Soy un tonto, extraño a esos momentos en los que me divertí con Adriana.

Abrí los ojos lentamente, había dos personas a mi alrededor.

"¿Estás bien?" —preguntó Keneth.

—¿Qué haces aquí? —pregunté. "¿Dónde estoy I?” Miré a la otra persona, era un anciano. "¿Quién es?"

Oh, me dolía la cabeza y la espalda... Oh, me acuerdo ahora, me caí del caballo.

—Te ayudé a detener el caballo, pero te caíste, lo siento, te desmayaste y te traje a este médico, llevabas una bolsa, yo Guardé la bolsa y el caballo en mi casa. —contestó Keneth.

—¿Está bien, señorita? —dijo el anciano Preguntó.

—Bueno... Me duele todo el cuerpo. —respondí honestamente.

Me miré las manos y me di cuenta de que estaba con una bata blanca...

—Y mi ropa... ¡¿Quién me cambió la ropa?! —Yo —preguntó mientras los miraba a ambos.

—Te cambié, este tipo de ropa es más cómodo y será lo mejor para que te recuperes —dijo Keneth—. Pero no lo hagas preocupado, no vi nada más allá de la ropa interior.

—¡Pervertido! —Lo miré con miedo.

"Ahora puede irse, pero tiene que descansar y Absténganse de realizar actividades", dijo el anciano.

—Por cierto... ¿Sabe mi padre que estoy aquí? —pregunté nerviosa.

—No, de hecho, estaba a punto de enviarle un carta. —replicó Keneth, sacando la carta que había guardado.

—¡No se lo digas! Me escapé anoche.

-¡¿Ese?!

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